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4 Amendments of Andrea LOSCO related to 2007/2201(INI)

Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Regrets that the Commission inquiry does not take sufficient account of the specificitiesfact that the lack of customer mobility in the European Union does not always imply a lower level of competitiveness, but is often dictated by other factors, such as the specificity of the strictly regulated banking sector and, the importance of culture, habits and languages in consumer choices for financial products and the long term relationship of trust which often builds up between bank and customer, particularly in a peripheral EU context;
2008/03/26
Committee: ECON
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Points out that a highly fragmented regulatory framework is an impediment to the development of the cross-border supply of banking services. Supports, therefore, the Commission initiative to reopen consideration of Directive 2002/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 September 2002 concerning the distance marketing of consumer financial services1, which must also involve the review of the directives on electronic commerce2 and electronic signatures3, in order to enable these effectively to achieve their stated aims;
2008/03/26
Committee: ECON
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
1 OJ L 271, 9.10.2002, p. 16, as last amended by Directive 2007/64/EC (OJ L 319, 5.12.2007, p. 1). 2 Directive 2000/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2000 on certa3b. Takes the view that even the implementation of anti-money laundering legal aspects of information society services, in particular electronic commerce, in the Internal Market (Directive on electronic commerce) (OJ L 178, 17.7.2000, p. 1). 3 Directive 1999/93/EC of the European Parliament andislation may constitute an obstacle to customers’ mobility in terms, for example, of the opening of cross-border current accounts, given the varying requirements on identification and verification that the banks must fulfil. Calls ofn the Council of 13 December 1999 on a Community framework for electronic signatures (OJ L 13, 19.1.2000, p. 12).mmission to assess the impact on customers’ mobility of the rules laid down in anti-money laundering legislation; Or. it
2008/03/26
Committee: ECON
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Is of the opinion that information to consumers is essential but not, per se, sufficient to ensure competition between banks; requests information that is better quality and more readable; is of the opinion that for the time being, it is difficult and costlyonerous for consumers to obtain;
2008/03/26
Committee: ECON